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"""This study examines why some of the 2011 Arab uprisings ended in revolution while others ended in reform. Alianak compares Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco, all of which initially elected Islamist parities, and their attempts at transitioning to democracy. The study finds that in countries with secular leaders, such as those in Egypt and Tunisia, the people resorted to revolution, while in Morocco and Jordan, where religion was used as a palliative to ensure stability, the kings were able to opt simply for reform.""-- The Middle East Journal ""A readable and useful addition to the literature on a momentous period that addresses a fascinating question: How did some Arab regimes successfully ride the wave of change that hit the Middle East in early 2011 while others fell? The seeming greater durability of Arab monarchies compared to republican regimes is perhaps the most interesting phenomenon noted by Alianak, and the one she examines most closely."" -- Jonathan Spye, iddle East Quarterly"

This study examines why some of the 2011 Arab uprisings ended in revolution while others ended in reform. Alianak compares Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco, all of which initially elected Islamist parities, and their attempts at transitioning to democracy. The study finds that in countries with secular leaders, such as those in Egypt and Tunisia, the people resorted to revolution, while in Morocco and Jordan, where religion was used as a palliative to ensure stability, the kings were able to opt simply for reform. -- The Middle East Journal A readable and useful addition to the literature on a momentous period that addresses a fascinating question: How did some Arab regimes successfully ride the wave of change that hit the Middle East in early 2011 while others fell? The seeming greater durability of Arab monarchies compared to republican regimes is perhaps the most interesting phenomenon noted by Alianak, and the one she examines most closely. -- Jonathan Spye, iddle East Quarterly

This study examines why some of the 2011 Arab uprisings ended in revolution while others ended in reform. Alianak compares Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, and Morocco, all of which initially elected Islamist parities, and their attempts at transitioning to democracy. The study finds that in countries with secular leaders, such as those in Egypt and Tunisia, the people resorted to revolution, while in Morocco and Jordan, where religion was used as a palliative to ensure stability, the kings were able to opt simply for reform. -- The Middle East Journal

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Sonia L. Alianak is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and International Politics at the University of Texas - Pan American.

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